Storm Ashley TRACKER as roads blocked and homes left without power amid orange warning

Dozens of power outages were reported in Clare, Kerry, Cork, Roscommon, Galway, Mayo, Limerick, Longford, Offaly and Donegal with roads blocked and reports of fallen trees

Ireland is experiencing some stormy weather as heavy rain and strong winds brought on by Storm Ashley land.

The storm is forecast to bring strong winds, which, coupled with high spring tides, may cause coastal flooding, with southwest gale force winds of up to 130km/h that may also cause power outages and damage to weakened structures.

Clare, Kerry, Donegal, Galway, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim are under an orange weather warning from 10am Sunday until 8pm on Sunday.

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A status yellow wind warning is also in place for all of Ireland.

Dozens of power outages were reported in Clare, Kerry, Cork, Roscommon, Galway, Mayo, Limerick, Longford, Offaly and Donegal.

ESB repair crews on standby nationwide to repair are damages to the power grid.

Several roads and areas across Galway and other areas have been closed to members of the public. There are also reports of fallen trees.

Met Eireann is giving updates on the weather conditions both on their website and on social media.

You can keep track of the storm yourself in real time, and see which areas will be affected the worst using Windy.com.

The live map there shows the weather conditions that all of Ireland will experience.

The national forecaster said: "Storm Ashley will bring very strong to gale force and gusty south to southwest winds, coupled with high spring tides."

The impacts may include:

• Coastal flooding
• Large coastal waves
• Loose objects displaced
• Fallen trees
• Very difficult travelling conditions, dangerous conditions at sea
• Damage to power lines, power outages
• Damage to already weakened structures

The yellow warning for all of Ireland will come into effect at 6AM on Sunday, 20 October and remain until 12AM on Monday, 21 October.

It states: “Storm Ashley will bring strong and gusty southerly winds, coupled with high spring tides.

“Possible impacts: Coastal flooding, large coastal waves, some fallen trees, branches, difficult driving and cycling conditions and debris, loose objects displaced."

Donegal Weather Channel said the storm should be treated as a level red warning.

"Conditions along west Galway and Mayo should be treated like a red warning," they said in a post via X.

"Reports of a lot of damage there at the moment. Winds have exceeded the orange warning criteria for 2 hours in a row. West Donegal (coastal areas) should prepare for similar wind speed later his afternoon and evening. Stay safe folks."

Motorists are being urged to exercise caution, while The National Directorate for Fire & Emergency Management is advising members of the public to stay away from coastal areas throughout Sunday due to adverse weather conditions, says Limerick Live.

You can also keep up-to-date with the latest weather news on WX Charts, a weather forecasting website, which can be found here.

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